Sam Bayard Tallent (born May 2, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, author, and podcaster.
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 Sam Talent performing at SkankFest in Las Vegas, 2023 | |
| Born | May 2, 1987 Elizabeth, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | www |
Early life
editTallent was raised in Elizabeth, Colorado.[1] He was selected to the all-state football team as an offensive linemen in high school, graduating in 2005.[citation needed] He then played in a band called REDvsBLACK as a drummer and lived in an anarchist compound in Ithaca, New York in 2007 and 2008.[citation needed]
Career
editTallent first comedy special, Waiting For Death to Claim Us, was released on Amazon Prime. In December 2023, Tallent performed a new special, The Toad's Morale.[2] He is the host of the Chubby Behemoth Podcast alongside his best friend and co-host Nathan Lund.[1][3] Since 2010, Tallent has toured across North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.[citation needed]
In May of 2020, Tallent published Running the Light[4][5] via his publishing house, Too Big To Fail Press - the audio book rights sold at auction in 2021 and Garth Ennis wrote the screenplay based on his book. His novella, Attaboy,[6] was published as an Audible Original in 2022.
Tallent has performed at Skankfest Comedy Festival[7] Comedy Central, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival[8][9] Black Hills Comedy Festival[10] and SXSW Comedy Festival. He was also seen on The Chris Gethard Show and Viceland's Flophouse.[8]
As of February of 2024 Tallent has produced a comedic travel documentary titled: Sam Tallent's Wide World[11] in which he writes, directs, narrates and co-hosts. The episodic format features Tallent alongside life-long friends Nathan Lund, Patrick Richardson, and Jacob Becker, traveling the globe while offering humorous and satirical insight on local cuisine, culture, people, architecture, religion and attractions. Episodes feature numerous short segments broken up by sporadic and often surreal transitions, graphics, cutaways and non-sequitur voice-overs. Locations visited include Tokyo, Yokohama, Paris and Eastern Colorado. Upon release, episodes are published to Tallent's Youtube channel.[12]
Tallent has been a guest on podcasts including The Adam Friedland Show, Joe Rogan Experience[13][14][15] Dr. Drew After Dark, Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast, Tim Dillon's podcast, Chris Distefano's podcast, The Danny Brown Show, Tony Hinchcliffe's Kill Tony, and James Donald Forbes McCann's podcast.[citation needed]
Personal life
editTallent is married to Emily Oprish Tallent.[4][16] He currently resides in Detroit, Michigan.[4] He graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2022 with a degree in Public Address and Rhetoric.[17]
Influences
editTallent draws inspiration from rock bands Lightning Bolt and Minutemen, novelists Denis Johnson and Cormac McCarthy, and comedian Norm Macdonald.[4]
Bibliography
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ferryman, Carter (November 15, 2023). "'Chubby Behemoth'". Boulder Weekly. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "The Toad's Morale puts Sam Tallent's filthy genius on display". The Spectator. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Is TikTok-focused crowd work ruining stand-up comedy?". September 22, 2023. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Graham, Byron (September 3, 2020). "Sam Tallent on Running the Light, Will Smith, and Being Too Big to Fail". Westword. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Kidwell, John (June 23, 2023). "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Jester". Splice Today. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Wenzel, John (January 24, 2022). "10 books by Colorado authors you should read in 2022". Burlington-record. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ https://skankfest.com/comics/sam-tallent/
- ^ a b "Just for Laughs Announces Its 2019 New Faces". July 22, 2019. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "4-day "Funstival" wears inner kid on the outside". August 24, 2011. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ https://www.blackhillscomedyfestival.com/shows
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byVWrUQx9_o&t=910s
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/@samtallent/
- ^ "Joe Rogan Weighs In on Bud Light Controversy". Newsweek. April 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Rogan Reacts to Dalai Lama's Viral Controversial Video: "Yeah Don't Tell the Kid to Suck Your Tongue"". April 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Rogan Still 'Loves' Kid Rock's Video". April 12, 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Questions with comedians: Vail Comedy Show welcomes Sam Tallent this week". October 16, 2022. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Phare, Cory (May 10, 2022). "From open mics to world tours". Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Samarov, Dmitry (January 22, 2021). "The sad, funny monster in Running the Light". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Denver comic Sam Tallent's debut novel, "Running the Light," confronts stand-up industry's demons". Denver Post. August 8, 2020. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.